Drama, disputes, hope and hopelessness in a fractured world
By Owei Lakemfa HUMANITY represented by the 193-member states of the United Nations, UN, are gathered to discuss the challenges of the world and possibly provide solution. But it has so far been characterised by all sorts of drama, disputes, double speak and hope, quickly overtaken by hopelessness. The meeting, running from September 21-27, 2021, […]
CNPP, political parties disown PDP over call for Emefiele’s sack
’’The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has disowned the call by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the resignation of Central Bank governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.“
Economic gurus disagree as FG defends borrowings
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday justified loans taken by the federal government, saying it had done a lot by virtue of the facilities.
National Chairman: ‘Why APC must get it right’
By Na’fiu Abdulsalaam As the All Progressives Congress, APC, prepares for state congress elections scheduled for October 16 and the National Convention which may hold in December 2021, it is important to beam a searchlight on aspirants that will make or mar the party’s chances in the 2023 general elections and beyond. Any choice the […]
Police arraign 6 suspected members of robbery gang in Kwara
Six suspected members of a robbery gang have been arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday by the Police in Kwara. The six suspects are Anafi Mudashiru, Lawal Abubakar, Abdulrazak Owoseni, Wasiu Babatunde, Olemilekan Adekalu and Ismaila Olarewaju. They were brought before Magistrate Soliu Mohammed on offences bordering on belonging to a […]
Napoli’s Osimhen grabs brace in 4-0 rout to reclaim top spot in Serie A
Napoli reclaimed top spot in Serie A as in-form striker Victor Osimhen struck twice in an impressive 4-0 win at Sampdoria on Thursday, their fifth consecutive league victory. Luciano Spalletti’s side are two points clear of Inter Milan and AC Milan with a perfect 15 points, scoring 14 goals and conceding two in their five […]
Nigeria moves to increase trade relations with Iran
The Federal Government has called for deepening of trade relations between Nigeria and the Islamic Republic of Iran as Iran considers direct shipping and flight to Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, made the appeal on Thursday during a bilateral meeting with the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. This was […]
3bn people cannot afford healthy diet globally – UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says every day, hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry, three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet while two billion are obese and yet 462 million are underweight globally. Guterres said these were just some of the problems and contradictions laid bare on Thursday at the opening of […]
FG, States, LGs share N696.9bn in August
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N696.965 billion as federation allocation for August. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Mr Oshundun Olajide, Deputy Director (Information), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. The statement noted that the meeting of the committee was held virtually on Wednesday. The committee in […]
FG to allocate houses online, on first come first served basis, says Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has said that Federal Government houses nationwide would be allocated through online applications. Fashola stated this in an interview with Journalists during his inspection of houses under the Federal Government housing project on Thursday, in Bauchi. He said very soon the process of allocation would start through online […]
FC Barcelona agree deal to sign Turkish league’s youngest goalscorer
FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Turkish club Kayserispor to sign attacking midfielder Emre Demir on a five-year deal running to 2027. The Catalan giants will pay an initial 2 million euros (2.3 million dollars) for the 17-year-old. Demir will remain with Super Lig side Kayserispor for the remainder of 2021/2022 before linking up […]
